Blues 2019

[taniwharugby]

@Tim I think @Steven-Harris mentioned before Xmas he had signed an injury cover contract??

[Tim]

Who's the ginger beard guy in headgear in the last picture? Danny Drake?

[Duluth]

@Tim Isn't that Olmstead?

[Tim]

@Duluth No headgear in the earlier shot. Might have put some on though.

EDIT: Same taping around the wrists, so probably him.

[KiwiMurph]

This was mentioned in Blues newsletter to fans

The first day saw the players straight into testing after two weeks away from team training. Speed, strength and a Bronco Test for fitness were all on the cards with a new Club record set by Jonathan Ruru in the Bronco.

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiMurph did it say the time?

IIRC the previous Blues record (from 2017) was a second or so faster than the AB one (at that time) which was held by Andy Ellis (who had obviously held it for a while)

[KiwiMurph]

@taniwharugby It didn't say the time. It is an interesting development with Ruru coming off a strong M10 Cup and Pulu probably in his last year and with a different coach now doing the selections....

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph Saw a comment on Instagram the other day that Ruru holds the record at Otago too.

[KiwiMurph]

Adrian Choat training with Blues. Nice. He impressed in the Mitre 10 Cup semis and final filling in for Papali'i/Gibson.

[taniwharugby]

@Tim IIRC the previous Blues record was about 4.28, Andy Ellis was about 4.30...?

[Bones]

@taniwharugby bloody hell... This website reckons that's only in the middle of standard times...

Jamie Bain  /  Feb 8, 2017

5 Rugby Fitness Tests - Rugby Renegade

Want to know the best rugby fitness tests to see how you compare to Pro rugby players? Well this article is for you! All you need is a stopwatch!

[taniwharugby]

@Bones maybe it was 3.28? haha I dunno, was around 2 years ago when I saw the records (on paper)...either way, all way quicker than me when I did it last year with my son...

is 1200m all up (assuming my math is correct )

[Bones]

@taniwharugby yeah sure is, that's a very impressive time considering all the stopping and turning. Less than 70 seconds per 400m.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones just found this...

https://www.rugbysmart.co.nz/injuries/physical-assessment/

To give you an indication of what great looks like, Richie McCaw managed a personal best in the Bronco fitness test of four min 56 sec.

[Duluth]

@taniwharugby I found this from an Irish rugby journalist

[Bones]

@taniwharugby hah yeah I'm thinking that rugby rampage site must be talking about professionals...

[taniwharugby]

@Bones that makes me feel a little better about my time then haha!

[Daffy Jaffy]

For any fans in Northland -

[Stargazer]

countiesrugby:
Get a first hand look at how @superrugbynz teams prepare for the upcoming season!

Watch @chiefsrugby take on the @bluesrugbyteam in an open training and scenarios!! - 1:00pm - FREE - Entry Via Gate D

[Duluth]

I think this is all the Blues pre-season events?

Blues & Chiefs Open Training
Friday 25th January at 1pm (Pukekohe)

Blues v Chiefs
Saturday 2nd February at 3pm (Kaikohe)

Blues Family Day
Wednesday 6th Feb from 11am (Alexandra Park)

Hurricanes v Blues
Saturday 9th February at 3pm (Mangatainoka)